How Do I Upload Videos With My Iphone 8+

Many of us have a agglomeration of videos on our computers that we'd love to put on our iPhones.

Unfortunately, the process of transferring media betwixt the 2 isn't quite equally straightforward as you might think.

Dissimilar Android, the iPhone doesn't let yous simply connect to your computer's USB port and drag and driblet files into its storage. So, how should you put videos that y'all recorded or downloaded onto your iPhone for offline viewing?

There are iv means of going nearly this:

Using iTunes
Using third political party software (PC/Mac)
Using Airdrop (Mac simply)
Using the deject

Let's go through each method in greater detail.

Method i: Using iTunes

Using iTunes is a very popular way of transferring music, photos and videos to your iPhone. It is, after all, Apple's very own solution.

Connect your iPhone to your computer using a Lightning-to-USB cable
Launch iTunes on your computer
Navigate to File > Add to Library or File > Add Folder to Library
Locate the video y'all desire (or folder of videos) and then click Open up. Your video(southward) are now office of your iTunes library.
Click on iPhone > Movies.
Tick the Sync Movies checkbox
Select the video(south) you merely imported to your iTunes library and printing Employ/Sync. Your video(s) are now on your iPhone.

Why I'yard not a fan of the iTunes method

Apple designed iTunes with the intention that it would be your all in one media library across all your devices (computer, iPhone, iPad etc.) While this has some advantages, it also comes with its own set of problems:

Forces yous to import videos to your iTunes library get-go, only then can you transfer it over to your iPhone. It'due south a two step process.
iTunes on Windows isn't good and there are much better media library alternatives out there
Many video formats are unsupported by iTunes.
Potential syncing issues (e.g. deleting media on one device effects other devices)

As a result, I personally don't use iTunes to put videos on my iPhone anymore.

Method 2: Using A Third Party App (PC and Mac)

For PC (Windows) users, using a third party iPhone file transfer app is by far the simplest and fastest method. This is too one of the best methods for Mac users –although the Airdrop method (discussed beneath) is also worth considering.

There are numerous iPhone file transfer software solutions out there only my personal recommendation is WALTR Pro. Compared to the other programs I've used in the by, it'south dead easy. You literally drag and drop video files (or whatsoever type of file, for that matter) onto your iPhone like this:

Every bit you can encounter, using a third political party app like WALTR Pro is far more intuitive than using iTunes. Here are the steps to take once y'all've installed the app on your computer:

Launch WALTR Pro
Connect your iPhone to your computer via USB (wireless transfer over Wi-Fi is also supported)
Locate and drag the file you want to transfer to the iPhone, or press 'Select Files…' and option your file from Windows Explorer or Mac Finder.
Wait for WALTR Pro to practise its matter and upload the file to your phone.

It'due south actually that simple.

And the cool matter nigh this application is that information technology does a lot of things behind the scenes. If the video is in an unsupported file format, it converts information technology on-the-wing. Information technology also automatically adds artwork and metadata similar genre and episode descriptions to go along things organized.

If you want a free solution, EaseUS MobiMover is a adept alternative. However, information technology lacks the smart conversion feature and its interface is nowhere nearly every bit slick or intuitive.

Method three: Using Airdrop (Mac just)

Mac users have the option to put videos on their iPhone using the awesome Airdrop feature. Here is how you do it:

On your Mac, open up your Finder.
On the left sidebar, locate Airdrop. Alternatively, Choose Become > AirDrop from the menu bar in the Finder.
Plow on bluetooth if it isn't already on.
You should come across your iPhone device as one of the nearby devices. Brand certain your iPhone has Bluetooth and WiFi turned on.
Drag and drib your video(south) to your iPhone device. Voila.

Note: Airdropped files are automatically handled by an app on your iPhone that tin can open the file. If your video has a format that tin can't be handled by whatever of your iPhone apps, you can't transfer the video. I therefore recommend downloading VLC for Mobile on your iPhone which can basically play any type of video you throw at it.

Method four: Via The Cloud

The last method is to apply a Cloud service. The near popular Cloud services are Apple iCloud, Google Drive, Microsoft OneCloud and Dropbox. This method is, however, heavily limited by space and transfer speed constraints.

Regardless of which cloud service yous choose, the process is the aforementioned:

On your PC/Mac, upload the video to the deject past downloading the cloud provider's client. This may have a while.
On your iPhone, use the respective Deject app to download the video you just uploaded.

I would personally recommend Google Bulldoze because it has a generous amount of storage space on the free tier. The iPhone app for Google Bulldoze can be downloaded hither.

I wouldn't advise using Apple tree iCloud to host your videos as its infinite is express and its compatibility with Windows and Android is poor.

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